Category: Yachting World
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11 of the best new boating products coming to you in 2024
Toby Hodges takes a look at the award-winning boating kit that will be making its way to chandleries in the coming year When it comes to boating kit and technology, the show that consistently delivers new launches and developments, is METs Trade show in Holland. Here, each year the DAME Awards are hosted where industry…
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British Women’s and Youth America’s Cup squads unveiled
Ahead of the 37th America’s Cup later this autumn, the Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia has unveiled its teams for the Women’s and Youth America’s Cup The British team is seeking to win the first ever Women’s America’s Cup. It will also be aiming to defend its title as Youth America’s Cup winners, having won…
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Fareast 42C first look: full electric powered multihull
This Simonis Voogd designed Fareast 42C was conceived from the outset for full electric propulsion, although diesel power is an option A comprehensive package from ePropulsion includes twin 20kW electric motors and control systems, while three different battery bank sizes offer a range with sufficient capacity to motor up to 100 miles at 5 knots.…
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Coolest yachts: Class 40 Lift 2
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Yoann Richomme nominates the Class 40 Lift 2 The highly competitive Class 40 fleet has long been a proving ground for talent, both for designers and sailors, with many going on to the IMOCA class. “I’ve…
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Best Musto Sailing Jacket deal: over 50% off BR2 offshore
If you head over the Musto site you’ll find some excellent out of season bargains. For the best Musto sailing jacket deal keep reading! Musto Jacket Deal Spotter! Our hawk eyed Marine Group Digital Editor, Toby, here at Yachting World spotted some excellent bargains over at Musto.com right now. I had to go and have…
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When is the next America’s Cup? 2024 dates released
Organisers of the next America’s Cup have set the dates for the competition and the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup taking place in Barcelona 2024 The next America’s Cup will take place in Barcelona with six teams set to compete for sailing’s ultimate price from late August 2024. Dates for the Preliminary Regatta, Louis Vuitton…
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James Wharram: life and legacy of the iconic designer
Julien Girardot meets Hanneke Boon in Cornwall to discover the legend and legacy of pioneering catamaran designer James Wharram Falmouth, Cornwall, 1955: a legend is born along Customs House Quay. A smartly dressed young man with wild, curly hair has launched a 23ft catamaran, built in just a few months for the modest sum of…
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Is this sailing’s greatest spectacle?
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is sailing’s greatest spectacle. Dan Houston examines its enduring appeal While for many of us October sees our thoughts turn to bringing boats ashore or preparing them to overwinter, in Saint-Tropez some 2,500 sailors are enjoying a 10-day international regatta in T-shirt weather. 2023 saw Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez celebrate its…
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Extraordinary boats: Baruna – stunning seven-year restoration
Baruna is a 1938 S&S yawl that was relaunched this summer by owner Tara Getty after a seven-and-a-half-year restoration to return her to as close to original as possible. Designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, at 72ft LOA Baruna was at the top of the size limit permitted by the Cruising Club of America (CCA)…
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5 expert tips: How to hold a lane upwind
Being able to sit in a ‘thin’ lane upwind and make gains on boats around you is a skill worth working on. TP52 helmsman and Olympic gold medallist Šime Fantela explains how to Andy Rice. When you’re competing in a big fleet, it’s not the winning races that marks out the great from the good.…
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Best yacht 2024: European Yacht of the Year winners
Toby Hodges is one of the 12 strong jury who tested each of the 21 shortlisted boats aiming to be crowned best yacht 2024. He gives his verdict on the winners and nominees In what is dubbed as ‘Yachting’s Oscars’, The European Yacht of the Year 2024 winners were announced this evening, Saturday 20 January…
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Ever dreamed of setting off on a solo sailing voyage?
Setting off on a solo sailing voyage without crew doesn’t mean the end of your cruising dreams – quite the opposite, as James Frederick reports I awoke to the violent motion that comes with an angry squall in the night. Jumping out of my passage berth I rushed into the darkness and pulled on my…
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1,200 miles by jury rig in the Roaring Forties
Finnish solo sailor Ari Känsäkoski has sailed into Durban, South Africa, 25 days after dismasting in the remote Indian Ocean and covering 1,200 miles under jury rig Finnish solo sailor Ari Känsäkoski has safely reached Durban, South Africa, 25 days after dismasting in the remote Indian Ocean and sailing 1,200 miles under jury rig. Känsäkoski,…
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Some of the world’s biggest, coolest catamarans go racing
As multihulls get bigger and faster, it’s no surprise owners want to test them on the racecourse, as Andi Robertson reports The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in the world, its marble atrium and exclusive pool deck usually welcoming owners and crews of superyachts, Swans, and iconic classes…
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World’s coolest yachts: Rambler 88
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Paul Tetlow nominates Rambler 88 Rambler 88 was designed as a giant slayer. After the loss of his Rambler 100, owner George David asked designer Juan Kouyoumdjian to create a boat that was capable of taking…
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North Atlantic in six days solo: Arkea Ultim Challenge leaders cross the Equator
Just over six days since starting from Brest, the leading solo skippers in the Arkea Ultim Challenge have crossed the Equator Less than a week after setting out from the start in Brest, the leading Ultim trimarans in the Arkea Ultim Challenge have crossed the Equator. First to enter the Southern Hemisphere was Tom Laperche…
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Best emergency bilge pumps – high capacity pumps for salvage
They seem like a cumbersome item to have onboard, but if you’re preparing for an offshore challenge, cruise or race then you’ll be required to carry one of these high capacity emergency bilge pumps. As someone who has prepared my own boat for Category 1, finding the best emergency bilge pumps that comply but are…
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Sailing the northwest passage in a traditional cutter
Sailing the northwest passage in a 43ft gentleman’s cutter was the fruition of years of planning for Will Stirling Integrity set sail from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on 1 June bound for Alaska via Greenland and Arctic Canada. It was a Thursday. With naval superstitions rife among the crew and the trouble of folklore’s HMS Friday,…
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Great Seamanship: Heavy Weather Sailing
Attempting a transatlantic race in a Sadler 32, Martin Thomas faces an onslaught of gales. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Heavy Weather Sailing Back in 1986, Martin Thomas and Alan Taylor entered the Transatlantic Two-Star Race in the Sadler 32 Jenny Wren. To say they didn’t have an easy trip would be a marvel…
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How to prepare for an Atlantic crossing with the ARC
Helen Fretter headed out to the start of the ARC to find out how to prepare for an Atlantic crossing with crews about to head off across ‘the pond’ Every autumn the pontoons of Las Palmas are a hive of activity, as hundreds of yachts prepare for an Atlantic crossing with the ARC and ARC+…